list_is_singular(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 list_is_singular(9)

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's a short one. a lil baby manpage. but it's iconic in its own way, so let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

list_is_singular — the function that tests whether a list has just one entry. that's it. that's the whole job. one (1) entry check, no cap 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int list_is_singular (const struct list_head *head );

like, yes, that's the whole signature bestie. int out, const struct list_head * in. clean. minimal. main character energy honestly ✨

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • head — the list to test. that's the list you're asking about, the one you're putting under the microscope. you hand it over, it tells you if it's a party of one 💅

💖 SEE ALSO 💖

the source lives in the kernel file ./tools/include/linux/list.h, and the whole friend group is here too — go say hi to all of them:

not a single one of those got left out, bestie — i counted twice 🔥

and that's the whole page!! short and sweet, just like this function. mwah 💋

signing off from ./tools/include/linux — dated October 2026 — this has been your girl, reminding you to check your lists before you wreck your lists 🧚‍♀️💜

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